Cleansing ritual and blessing 312

Cleansing ritual and blessing

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April 4th 2009
So after a brief bite to eat at the hotel (did I mention that the breakfast buffet is fabulous?!) We (Jerri, Jennifer, Suzie and myself) met up with Wayan our driver for the day. (I'm going to add details to this blog later but wanted to give you the gist of our day) We drove to Ubud and then a little bit further to see our first temple which was Besakin Temple (also called the Spiritual Jo ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more